National C Division basketball quarter-finals get underway
The quarter-finals of the National Schools C Division basketball championships begin today, with eight teams still in the hunt for the boys' and girls' titles respectively.
The quarter-finals of the National Schools C Division basketball championships begin today, with eight teams still in the hunt for the boys' and girls' titles respectively.
T Piriyah broke the national record for the women's 400m hurdles when she clocked 61.69 seconds at the 14th Asian Junior Athletics Championships. Piriyah set the previous national record time of 01:02.74 in the Pahang Open in May 2010, breaking the 1:02.80 mark that had belonged to Norshidah Mohd Ali since 1984.
David Villa's late goal sent Spain on course to their best ever finish at the World Cup when they beat Paraguay 1-0 in a quarter-final match.
Tournament favourites Brazil crashed out of the World Cup when Holland came from a goal down to win 2-1 in a quarter-final tie, with Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo having a roller-coaster game. He assisted on Brazil's opener but scored an own-goal to level the tie, then was sent off six minutes after Holland took a 2-1 lead they never relinquished.
Paraguay advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after ousting Japan 5-3 on penalty kicks in a Round of 16 tie. The match had ended in a drab 0-0 draw after 120 minutes.
Arjen Robben had an impactful return to the Dutch starting lineup as Holland beat Slovakia 2-1 in a round of 16 match. He scored the opening goal and was at the heart of Holland's attack, before being substituted in the 70th minute.
Switzerland and Honduras bowed out of the World Cup after playing out a 0-0 draw in the final round of Group H matches.
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